Stare - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ster|  American pronunciation of the word stare
Brit.  |steə|  British pronunciation of the word stare

noun

- a fixed look with eyes open wide

verb

- look at with fixed eyes (syn: gaze)
The students stared at the teacher with amazement
- fixate one's eyes

Extra examples

She stared out the window.

His mother told him not to stare.

They looked at me with accusing stares.

...caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film...

Ann stared before her.

What are you staring at?

She stared at me in disbelief.

She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing).

She gave him a long hard stare.

She laughed, ignoring the stares of everyone around her.

His pleas were met by a blank stare (=a stare with no expression, understanding, or interest).

The students stared at the teacher with amazement

He was gazing out the window with a glassy stare.

He can hypnotize people with his stare.

I tried to avoid his piercing stare.

Phrasal verbs

stare down  — overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: stare
he/she/it: stares
present participle: staring
past tense: stared
past participle: stared
noun
singular: stare
plural: stares
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